Canada Stocks: TSX futures down amid trade uncertainties

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28/11/2019 12:34

Nov 28 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures fell on
Thursday, as a U.S. bill backing Hong Kong's protest became law,
adding to uncertainties surrounding an interim trade deal
between Washington and Beijing.
    U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law
congressional legislation which supported the Hong Kong
protesters, despite angry objections from Beijing.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2871Q2
    December futures on the S&P/TSX index  SXFc1  were down
0.15% at 7:00 a.m. ET.
    The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index
 .GSPTSE  closed 0.38% higher at 17,100.57 on Wednesday.
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    TOP STORIES  TOP/CAN 
    TMX Group  X.TO  is looking into allegations about the past
conduct of its chief executive officer, Lou Eccleston, the
operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange said in a statement.
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    ANALYST RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS  RCH/CA 
    Bank of Nova Scotia  BNS.TO : RBC cuts target price to C$78
from C$80
    Calian Group Ltd  CGY.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target
price to C$45 from C$40
    Linamar Corp  LNR.TO : Scotiabank raises target price to
C$66 from C$60
 
 
    COMMODITIES AT 7:00 a.m. ET  COM/WRAP 
    Gold futures  GCc2 : $1459.7; +0.12 percent  GOL/ 
    US crude  CLc1 : $57.94; -0.29 percent  O/R 
    Brent crude  LCOc1 : $63.88; -0.28 percent  O/R 
 
 
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 (Reporting by Swathi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak
Dasgupta)
 ((s.nair@thomsonreuters.com))